The group that owns the building, Beannchor, said that they had been working with the couple to find a solution.

Last night, James Sinton, director of property landlord at the group, said: “I spoke with the mother of the bride on several occasions yesterday to try and find a solution for their wedding reception, also ensuring they were not out of pocket.

"We are under no legal obligation to do this but given the tight timescales, we wanted to do everything we could to help during what I am sure is a very stressful time for the couple.”

120 guests had been invited to the wedding, and with the hotel's closure, just what would happen for Leonie and Neil, was uncertain.

Leonie Kelly was due to get married at the Portaferry Hotel on the shore of Strangford Lough this Friday (Photo: BBC)

However, Belfast's Stormont Hotel have stepped in to save the day.

Leonie said: “It was devastating when we found out that our dream wedding was potentially ruined. Months of planning had gone into it and I couldn’t believe the hotel had closed with only days to go.

"I can’t tell you how thrilled I was when I received the call from the Stormont Hotel who were confident that they would be able to make sure our dream wedding was still able to go ahead on Friday.

"We have contacted all our guests with the new information and Jonathan and his team at the Stormont are doing everything they possibly can to make sure our wedding goes off without another hitch!”

Jonathan Topping, general manager of the Stormont Hotel, added: “Organising a wedding can be stressful at the best of times, so I can only imagine how upsetting it was for Leonie and Neil to find out their venue had closed only days before their wedding was due to take place.

“We contacted Leonie to let her know that we would only be too happy to help her rearrange her wedding and I assured her that my team at the Stormont Hotel has years of experience organising weddings so we would be able to ensure her big day still went ahead on Friday, despite the challenge of an extremely short timeframe.

"We are currently working closely with Leonie on all the finer details and I have no doubt that we will be able to give her and Neil a wedding they will remember for ever.”